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Ninisina and the gods (Ninisina F) (Q000713)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Ninisina and the gods (Ninisina F) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000713 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | X x IL₂ x mu-na-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš | They stood for him |
| 2 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na nin me gal-gal-la-ra | For Nininsina, lady of the great mes |
| 3 | me kug me sikil-la šu he₂-en-na-du₇-du₇ | May the pure divine powers be perfected for him in the pure cosmic powers |
| 4 | me-ni me an-ne₂ saŋ-e-eš rig₇-ga-ni | His divine powers, the divine powers that An bestowed upon him |
| 5 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le nam-e-eš mu-ni-in-tar | Enlil decreed a fate for the great mountain. |
| 6 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta e₃-ni | came out from the house of Enlil |
| 7 | eridug{ki} ki dug₃-ga am₃-ma-da-an-ku₄-ku₄ | Eridug enters in a pleasant place. |
| 8 | eš₃-e abzu-a dur₂ ba-ni-in-ŋar | She sat down in the shrine Abzu |
| 9 | a-a-ni {d}en-ki-ke₄ dub₃-ba nam-mi-in-tuš | his father Enki sat on the throne |
| 10 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ra mi₂ zid na-mu-un-e | For Nininsina, he is indeed a faithful companion. |
| 11 | X X X unu₂ šuba hi-li ba-an-te | He approached the dining hall with a šuba garment of allure. |
| 12 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ra gu₂-na he₂-eb-du₃ | For Nininsina he built her neck. |
| 13 | gada babbar-ra hi-li im-ma-an-te | The white linen brings allure. |
| 14 | dumu an kug-ga-ra bar-ra he-em-mi-in-dul | May he cover the outside of the son of pure An. |
| 15 | en {d}nu-dim₂-mud-e nam-e-eš mu-ni-in-tar | Lord Nudimmud decreed a fate for him. |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x mu-de₃-nu₂ | ... lies down. |
| 2 | x asila₃-a ud mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e | ... spends the day in joy. |
| 3 | x šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu | Your chosen ... |
| 4 | nitalam₃ ki aŋ₂-zu en {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ-ŋe₂₆ | the spouse of your father, lord Pabilsa |
| 5 | x dug₄-mu-un-di-ni-ib dug₄-mu-un-di-ni-ib | ... let him give it to you, let him bring it to me. |
| 6 | x me gal-gal me 50 he₂-du₇ | ... large mes, mes 50 are perfect. |
| 7 | x X šu du₇-a x unu₂ šuba sud-sud | ... perfected ..., the dining hall covered with šuba stone |
| 8 | nin mu gal-la-ni x X DU X-am₃ | The lady, her great name ... |
| 9 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le nam-e-eš mu-ni-tar | Enlil decreed a fate for the great mountain. |
| 10 | eš₃ nibru{ki} dur-an-ki-a-kam | It is the shrine of Nippur, the Duranki |
| 11 | ki {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka | in the place of Enlil |
| 12 | x X-ga e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | ... may he be. |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | x ŋal₂-la e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | ... he is indeed a captive. |
| 2 | x x{ki}-e x an-na-ka | in the ... of heaven |
| 3 | x {d}ŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃ e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | May he be the ... of Batumdug! |
| 4 | x an-ne₂ us₂-sa-a-na | ... of heaven, on his back. |
| 5 | x mul dumu-saŋ e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | May he be the star of her child! |
| 6 | x x ŋir₂-su{ki}-e eš₃ numun i-i-ka | of Birsu, the shrine of the seed of the yoke |
| 7 | nin-ŋu₁₀ ama {d}ba-u₂ e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | The lady, mother Bau, may she be it! |
| 8 | x-ga umma{ki}-a šeg₁₂-kur-šag₄-ga-ka | In the ... of Umma, in the Šegkuršag |
| 9 | x X mir-re gu₇ e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | ... eating ..., may it be so! |
| 10 | x X SUD x X-X{ki}-ka | ... your ... |
| Seg.D, | ||
| 1 | ušum lu₂-ra nu₂ x kilib₃-ba eme ed₃-de₃ | “If a man lies down ..., the tongue is to be sounded. |
| 2 | nin-ŋu₁₀ {d}nun-gal e-ne he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | “My mistress, Nungal, may she be there for him. |
| 3 | nin-ŋu₁₀ lagaš{ki}-a am₃-ma-da-an-ku₄-ku₄ | The lady enters Lagaš. |
| 4 | iri{ki} kug ki šag₄-ge pad₃-da-ni | When he has chosen the holy place of the city |
| 5 | nitalam₃ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni en {d}pa-bil₂-saŋ-ŋe₂₆ | the spouse of his father, lord Pabilsa |
| 6 | x NI A x mu-da-an-ŋar | ... he smote. |
| 7 | x-na₈-na₈-e-ne | they will drink. |
| 8 | x X im-dug₃-ge-ne | They ... good ... |
| 9 | x x X mu-ne-šum₂ | ... he presented it. |
| 10 | x x X mu-de₃-nu₂ | ... lies down. |
| 11 | x RI asila₃-a ud mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e | ... spends the day in joy. |
| 12 | x x X {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Nininsina, your praise is sweet. |
| 13 | x {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-kam | It is of Nininsina. |
Sources & licences
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